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Multidisciplinary Assessment

Geriatric Assessments for Elderly Care in Emergency Rooms (IMAGE Trial)

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Led By Lauren Southerland, MD

Research Sponsored by Ohio State University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 90 days

Awards & highlights

IMAGE Trial Summary

This trial will test a new protocol for assessing and treating elderly patients in the emergency room, in order to improve patient outcomes.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for adults aged 65 or older who are assigned to the Emergency Department Observation Unit. It's not suitable for those needing inpatient care, non-English speakers, patients with acute psychiatric issues, prisoners, or individuals unable to consent without a legal representative.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests a two-step protocol using geriatric screening tools to improve care for elderly patients in the ED. The first step involves quick screens for fall risk and delirium; concerning results lead to a comprehensive multidisciplinary assessment in an observation unit.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial focuses on implementing assessment protocols rather than medication or invasive procedures, traditional side effects are not applicable. However, there may be indirect effects related to changes in patient management.

IMAGE Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 90 days

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~90 days

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 90 days for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Health related Quality of Life using Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Global Health Scale v1.2

Secondary outcome measures

Functional Status using OARS: Older Americans Resources and Services Program ADL, IADL, and Summary Scale.

Geriatric Screening rates

Home resources, services, and new diagnoses of geriatric syndromes

IMAGE Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Active Control

Group I: Post ImplementationActive Control1 Intervention

Adult patients >65 years of age in the Emergency Department Observation Unit.

Group II: Pre ImplementationActive Control1 Intervention

Adult patients >65 years of age in the Emergency Department Observation Unit.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Ohio State UniversityLead Sponsor

828 Previous Clinical Trials

505,378 Total Patients Enrolled

National Institute on Aging (NIA)NIH

1,669 Previous Clinical Trials

28,004,741 Total Patients Enrolled

1 Trials studying Patient Falls

28 Patients Enrolled for Patient Falls

Lauren Southerland, MDPrincipal Investigator - The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Ohio State University

Media Library

Geriatric Screening tools (Multidisciplinary Assessment) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04068311 — N/A

Patient Falls Research Study Groups: Post Implementation, Pre Implementation

Patient Falls Clinical Trial 2023: Geriatric Screening tools Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04068311 — N/A

Geriatric Screening tools (Multidisciplinary Assessment) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04068311 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are individuals still being recruited to participate in this experiment?

"This clinical trial is actively searching for volunteers, as confirmed by information posted on the website clinicaltrials.gov. It was first announced on July 1st 2019 and has been revised most recently on April 21 2022."

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Is a specific cap set on the amount of patients being admitted to this clinical experiment?

"Affirmative. Based on the information available from clinicaltrials.gov, this trial is actively recruiting participants; it was first posted in July 2019 and most recently updated in April 2022. 380 patients need to be enrolled at one medical centre."

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Recent research and studies

Implementation Science CommunicationsJournal

Study Protocol for IMAGE: Implementing Multidisciplinary Assessments for Geriatric Patients in an Emergency Department Observation Unit, a Hybrid Effectiveness/implementation Study Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research

Southerland, Lauren T., Julie A. Stephens, Christopher R. Carpenter, Lorraine C. Mion, Susan D. Moffatt-Bruce, Angela Zachman, Michael Hill, and Jeffrey M. Caterino. 2020. “Study Protocol for IMAGE: Implementing Multidisciplinary Assessments for Geriatric Patients in an Emergency Department Observation Unit, a Hybrid Effectiveness/implementation Study Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research”. Implementation Science Communications. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1186/s43058-020-00015-7.

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Implementation of Multidisciplinary Assessments for Geriatric Patients in an ED Observation Unit

Lauren Southerland 2019. "Implementation of Multidisciplinary Assessments for Geriatric Patients in an ED Observation Unit". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04068311.